Secrets is an album by Gil Scott-Heron & Brian Jackson, released in 1978 through Arista Records. Gilbert “Gil” Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) was an American soul and jazz poet, musician, and author, known primarily for his work as a spoken-word performer in the 1970s and 1980s. His collaborative efforts with musician […]
Friends is a Gold-plus album recorded by Dionne Warwick, her seventh for the Arista label. It was recorded during the fall of 1985 and was released that December. The LP was originally issued as number AL 8-8398 in the Arista Catalog. It stands as one of Warwick’s most successful albums. The album was executive produced […]
Confetti is an album from 1984 by Sérgio Mendes. Most of the songs of the album were written by established US pop composers and lyricists such as Alan and Marilyn Bergman, Barry Mann, Cynthia Weil, Don Freeman, and Tom Snow. Among the notable singers on the album are Joe Pizzulo and Gracinha Leporace. The song […]
Winner in You is the eighth studio album by American R&B singer Patti LaBelle, released April 28, 1986, on MCA Records. Recording sessions took place during 1985–1986. Production was handled by several record producers, including Burt Bacharach, Carole Bayer Sager, and Nickolas Ashford, among others. The album peaked at number one on the US Billboard […]
“You Gotta Love Someone“ is a 1990 song by Elton John, written by Elton John along with Bernie Taupin and was released as a single from the Days of Thunder soundtrack; the single was also used to promote the Rocket Records 2-CD retrospective “The Very Best of Elton John,” issued largely in overseas markets excluding […]
The End of the Innocence is the third solo studio album by Don Henley, the lead vocalist and drummer for the Eagles. The album was released in 1989, on Geffen Records, this would be his last release on that label. It was also his last solo album of the 1980s and it would be eleven […]
The title track “It’s Your Night” from the same album only hit the UK charts. The song was written by James Ingram, Barry Mann and Cynthia Weil. Musicians Bass Louis Johnson Drums JR Robinson Guitar Paul Jackson Jr Keyboards James Ingram Synthesizer James Ingram Synthesizer Michael Boddicker Synthesizer Robbie Buchanan Lyricon Tom Scott Percussion Steven Ray […]
Don’t You Love Me Anymore is an album by Engelbert Humperdinck, released in 1981. Engelbert Humperdinck (born Arnold George Dorsey; 2 May 1936) is an English pop singer. He is best known for his songs “Release Me” and “The Last Waltz”, both singles topping the UK music charts in 1967 and selling in large enough […]
1100 Bel Air Place is a 1984 album of love songs performed by Julio Iglesias, and released by Columbia Records. It was the first of Iglesias’ albums to be sung largely in English, and it is generally considered his breakthrough album in English speaking markets. The album features Julio Iglesias’ only Pop Top 40 hits, […]
Non Stop is a Julio Iglesias studio album released in 1988. The song “My Love,” a duet with Stevie Wonder, reached No. 80 on the Billboard Hot 100 and No. 14 on the Adult Contemporary chart. Tracks 1 Love Is On Our Side Again (Barry Mann, Jim Sullins) 3:57 2 I Know It’s Over (Giorgio […]